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10-04.-2004, 04:00 PM
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Re: fury roadmaster test report
So far, thirty-seven rides of 4.06 miles each and a hundred and fifty
miles without any real problems--as much as Lance does in a day and more than I did when I pedalled to school, since I certainly didn't bicycle on the weekends. Nor did I head out into the rain at forty degrees back then, but I was already soaked today because the predicted midnight snow storm decided to launch a steady drizzle five minutes after I began my normal ride at 2 p.m. I've noticed that the Fury Roadmaster employs a one-piece crank, just like the faithful Schwinn that used to carry me to school. I suppose that a pair of bearings lurk in the bottom bracket, but have no idea why three-piece cranks are now the fashion. Why did one-piece cranks fall out of fashion? Are the modern three-piece cranks lighter, stronger, cheaper, more versatile, easier to work on, more reliable, or what? Carl Fogel -- |
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10-04.-2004, 09:24 PM
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Re: fury roadmaster test report
carlfogel wrote:
> ... > I've noticed that the Fury Roadmaster employs a one-piece crank, just > like the faithful Schwinn that used to carry me to school. I suppose > that a pair of bearings lurk in the bottom bracket, but have no idea why > three-piece cranks are now the fashion. > > Why did one-piece cranks fall out of fashion? Are the modern three-piece > cranks lighter, stronger, cheaper, more versatile, easier to work on, > more reliable, or what? Dear Carl, Does the Fury Roadmaster employ a genuine Ashtabula [1] crank? [1] < http://www.sheldonbrown.com/opc.html > < http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/ashtabula.shtml > -- Tom Sherman - Quad Cities (Illinois Side) |
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12-04.-2004, 08:56 AM
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Re: fury roadmaster test report
> carlfogel wrote:
>> I've noticed that the Fury Roadmaster employs a one-piece crank, just >> like the faithful Schwinn that used to carry me to school. I suppose >> that a pair of bearings lurk in the bottom bracket, but have no idea why >> three-piece cranks are now the fashion. >> Why did one-piece cranks fall out of fashion? Are the modern three-piece >> cranks lighter, stronger, cheaper, more versatile, easier to work on, >> more reliable, or what? Tom Sherman wrote: > Does the Fury Roadmaster employ a genuine Ashtabula [1] crank? > [1] < http://www.sheldonbrown.com/opc.html > > < http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/ashtabula.shtml > AFAIK the Ashtabula Bow Socket Company, of Ashatbula Ohio was founded in the 1700s but is no more. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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17-04.-2004, 02:06 AM
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Re: fury roadmaster test report
"carlfogel" <usenet-forum@cyclingforums.com> wrote in message news:mYMdc.106668$eV2.843@fe10.usenetserver.com... > Why did one-piece cranks fall out of fashion? Carl, I am shocked! How can you say that those cranks are "out of fashion" when one is clearly present on your quite fashionable roadmaster? -- Greg Estep |
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